medalist

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He had previously been the world-record holder in the half-marathon and a silver medalist in the 10,000 meters at last year’s world championships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The Olympic boxing gold medalist turned professional world champion said the reforms "align directly" with Zuffa Boxing, a recently launched Saudi-owned boxing promoter that is a joint venture with UFC's parent company TKO Group Holdings.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Meanwhile Team GB's four-time Olympic medalist Elinor Barker almost quit cycling because she was in too much pain to even sit on a bike.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“You have two gold medalist teams just hanging out before we’re going back to our respective cities. And it was just great to hear their experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

As the gold medalist, I was the last to go up.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles